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A 70 seater pleasure boat working the River Lagan at Belfast in the area of the Titanic Quarter.
Mona was built in 1951. With a high bow and low stern I'm guessing she was originally a commercial working boat rather than a pleasure boat.
This ship has some interesting history. Photographed here on the River Lagan at Belfast.
Entered service in 1964, one of three similar ships all fitted out the same.
In normal service all 3 of these small ships were car ferries working the Scottish routes. They were also equipped to serve in a very different role as a floating nuclear shelter and command centre in the event of nuclear war. They had steel panels that would slide in to place to seal the interior of the vessel and very thick hull plates. In this form the ship here was known as M.V. Columba.
Following a major refit in 1989 the vessel emerged as M.V. Hebridean Princess, cruise ship. Mainly working around the Scottish coastline.H.M. The Queen chartered Hebridean Princess in 2006 and 2010 for private holidays. Still working as a very high end price luxury cruise ship.
On display in Crawley Museum.
Forecars were made in the 1890's and Edwardian era mainly by motorcycle manufacturers. Rex was one such company who started out in Birmingham during 1899. The passenger in a Forecar sat in front of the engine in a very exposed position. The Rex company also made bicycles and motor assisted bicycles.
Brighton's Run2Music was a great opportunity for me to get out and practice with my new gear. Runners could do 5k, 10k or a half Marathon and the musical course with disco was a circular route around the end of Madeira Drive. So I was in the centre and able to capture runners over and over again. I thought I'd practice my over-exposures, double exposures and a few normal shots.
The WW2 half-track placed in amongst the D-Day Squadron Dakotas that attended the Flying Festival 2019.
Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire.
Landscape with Dhauladhar mountains in the background from The Mirage - Andretta, Himachal.
This view is from the porch of the master-house at The Mirage. After I had clicked this photo, I saw an artist's sketch of the very same scene - pillar and bell in the foreground, forest and mountains in the background - displayed inside the house. An uncanny coincidence, or an example of how two minds can think alike.
Rail replacement is pretty regular work these days for Stephensons of Essex. This pair of Enviro 400's are usually involved
EX63 UZV
EU12 HXW
Southend-On-Sea based SN66 WJE parked in Warrior Square in attendance for the Southend Pride Festival taking place in the main garden area. It poured with heavy rain, which most people just ignored and enjoyed the event.
LT02 ZCA parked up in Tylers Avenue, Southend-On-Sea. The reflection in the windscreen is of shops in High Street.
This bus had previously served with First London as TNL33134 in a two door entrance and exit format. Now based at Hadleigh with First Essex.
The Ace Cafe London to Brighton 'Incarnation' was at Madeira Drive to day. With racers, tuners, car clubs, motor enthusiasts, classics and street tuned cars. With a focus on shiny and LOUD.
XS 587 seen in in target towing livery at the Gatwick Aviation Museum.
The first DH110 Sea Vixen flew in 1951. However they did not enter service until 1959. The last of them were retired in 1972. The Sea Vixen photographed here had served onboard HMS Victorious and HMS Eagle before conversion to a target towing role.
145 DH110 Sea Vixens were made. I suspect the type was already obsolete when it first entered service with the major aviation advances that had taken place in the 1950's.
BV13 ZBY on a Sunday working of the route 25 Southend-On-Sea to Basildon serving both Southend and Basildon hospitals.
Basildon based First Essex 69916 departing the bus stands in Chichester Road and heading in to Southend Bus Station ready to load up for the return journey.
Southend based Arriva Southern Counties YJ08 DZL broken down in Queensway, Southend-On-Sea. Not very far away from the Arriva Southend Depot.
MF09 YDU in the smart livery of local operator Landmark Coaches operating a service to the Air Festival 2019 at the Shuttleworth Collection's Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire.
At Southend Victoria Station, Essex.
LX15 GOU, Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini 2
YN04 YJR, Scania OmniDekka / East Lancs.
BX66 HEV holding back the traffic at Trafalgar Square to let a small convoy of executive cars pass from Whitehall through to Admiraly Arch and in to Pall Mall.
The view looking east from Shenfield Station, Essex.
Major catenary replace ongoing on this route out of London Liverpool Street Station to East Anglia.
Displayed at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
The information board says that this tractor entered service in 1962 and can travel in either direction up to a speed of just over 26 mph. This tractor had served with the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Engineers during its service life. It was also used in beach landing exercises in a track laying role.
Steam locomotive Ajax working the remaining one mile section of the railway at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham. Back in its naval base days there were about seventeen miles of mainline gauge rail track within the dockyard.
The 0-4-0ST locomotive Ajax was built in 1941 by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd. Delivered new to Chatham Naval Dockyard it remained in service until 1984. All other steam locomotives within the dockyard were retired in the early 1970's.
Located in the Thames Estuary off the coast of the Isle of Sheppey. The American liberty ship SS Richard Montgomery ran aground in 1944 whilst following incorrect berthing instructions that were issued to the ship. Carrying a cargo of mixed ordanance high explosives it has been an ongoing issue ever since. A considerable amount of explosives are still on board and if it was to explode the blast radius is estimated to be 12 miles. Fallout from the resulting dust plume may well fall on the capital city of London and a tsunami style wave created.
Delicate remnants of a warmer time are embraced by the first snow. A quiet moment of transition, captured in nature’s minimalist palette.
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Southend based Arriva 4225 outside of Rayleigh Station, Essex. KX62 JNV developed a fault before departure on route 9 to Shoeburyness and was taken out of service.
I think that this is the tractor unit from Scammell's 6 wheeled articulated lorry introduced at the start of the company in 1922.
The for sale sign next to it says that HR 9157 had served with Usher's Brewery and had also been used as a generator wagon for a fairground.
Displayed in the company of a Little Grey Fergie at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard Chatham.
Not completed as yet.
Crossing the A127 Arterial Road at Kent Elms Corner, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex. Part of the never ending 'junction improvements' that seem to have been going on for some years now.
View looking West, towards London.
The Gravesend-Tilbury vessel Thames Swift arriving at the Tilbury Riverside landing stage. In the background is the M.V. Sertao which is a drilling ship built in 2012.
Southend based Arriva Southern Counties YJ08 DZL broken down in Queensway, Southend-On-Sea. Not very far away from the Arriva Southend Depot.
LF 9967 putting in a hard days work for the Flying Festival 2019 held by the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire.
A 36 seater open top omnibus with a body by Birch, mainly constructed from wood. Withdrawn from service in 1925.
A special treat to be able to walk freely around 7 of the Douglas Dakota / C47/ C53 Skytrooper aircraft that will be part of the Daks Over Normandy 75th anniversary event on 5th/6/h June 2019.
They were at Old Warden Airfield for the Shuttleworth Collection's Flying Festival 2019.
EGP 33J passing over the level crossing next to Stanford-le-Hope Station in Essex.
This Daimler Fleetline with Park Royal Bodywork is part of Ensignbus's heritage fleet.
Labourer working in a paddy field near Ludhiana, Punjab.
Most paddy transplantation in Punjab, and India for that matter, is still done manually by migrant labourers who come from relatively poorer states and move here seasonally to work on farms.
TGX 182M displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham.
Produced from 1968 unitl 1976 the TR6 outsold the previous models by some margin. Over 91,000 were made with only about 10% of them sold in the UK. However it would appear that around 4,700 TR6's still exist in the UK today.
I was lucky enough to drive many Triumph TR6's when they were still a current model and I was working in a Jaguar, Rover, Triumph dealership. It was still a bit of a thrill though when I manage to get behind the steering wheel of the earlier TR4/TR4A/TR4A IRS models. Didn't see many TR5's as far as I can recall.
In the restoration workshop at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
This vehicle had been owned by the De Havilland Aircraft Company.
The Hilman Light Utility vehicles were, and still are, usually called the Hillman Tilly.
Southend-On-Sea based SN66 WJE parked in Warrior Square in attendance for the Southend Pride Festival taking place in the main garden area. It poured with heavy rain, which most people just ignored and enjoyed the event.
PIJ 871 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
The Ford Model C and CZ Ten was made from 1934 tp 1937 using the 1172cc engine rated at 10 horse power in the UK. Versons of this model were also produced in Germany and Australia.
Built in 1951 and served with the Royal Dutch Navy as a mapping ship. Zeefakkel took on her new role as a cadet training ship in January 2000.
On a visit to Southend Pier with both Dutch and Belgium cadets on board.
Wandering the shores late in the fall. A single golden leaf comes to rest about as far away from its lofty perch as possible, be North the cold crisp waters of Lake Huron.
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EU65 DXV is a familar sight around the town centre of Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
I think that this is the sixth photograph that I have taken of it. First one in heavy rain though!
Eye catching display of a military Land Rover looking like it is disembarking from an aircraft ramp or parachute drop.
Didn't make any notes about this interesting looking vehicle. So any information would be welcomed.
LJ53 BSU parked on the London Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
UK Sepsis Trust ambulance that had previously seen duty with the London Ambulance Service.
UK Sepsis Trust fleet number K49S.
Sepsis, a form of blood poisoning, affects around 250,000 people in the UK every year.
Seen plying its trade in hot drinks in the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent on the day of the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019.
The motor scooter based Ape vehicles have been around since 1948 with various enhancements over the years. Rather like the Citroén H van they are now fairly popular in the UK as small fast food outlets.